Women's Rowing

Women's Rowing Begins 2017 Fall Season at the Head of the Riverfront Regatta

Oct 01, 2017

Hartford, CT --- The WPI women's rowing program kicked off its 2017-2018 campaign competing on the Connecticut River in the Head of the Riverfront Regatta. The Crimson and Gray saw three boats race on the eights side and four on the four side.

WPI's A entry in the open eight was impressive in morning racing, placing third of 16 boats. The Engineers clocked a time of 15:56.01, just behind Wesleyan's (15:43.55) and Division I Connecticut's (15:55.87) top boats. The Boynton Hillers saw its B entry place 10th (17:22.61) and C entry finish 13th (17:36.76).

In the afternoon, many of Engineers rowers took to the water a second time, with four boats competing in the open fours. WPI's A boat was dominant, claiming the gold in the 20 boat race. The Crimson and Gray crossed the finish line in a time of 19:01.66, nearly 14 seconds ahead of second place Wesleyan (19:15.45) almost 28 seconds quickly than third place Trinity (19:29.46). The C and D WPI boats finished back-to-back in seventh (20:22.03) and eighth (20:29.15) place while the B board placed 14th (20:50.98).

Following an off weekend, the Engineers continue the fall portion of the schedule hosting the Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on Saturday October 14th.